TCMAS Supporter

So I picked up this hammer coral today. After I did the 2 hour drip acclimation then a 5 min dip in Coral Rx Pro I placed in the tank and 30 mins later noticed a tube worm looking critter coming out of the coral. Any ideas on what it is?

TCMAS Supporter

I quickly googled and I am seeing that others seem to have barnacles living in their Euphyllia corals and it appears that it won't harm it. Any recommendations? Should I just leave it be? Or dip again?

Lifetime MemberEvent Committee

They are a fun little hitchhiker. I have one in a montipora. If it's not irritating the coral, I don't see a reason to get rid of it. It does filter feed so it is beneficial as a CUC member, granted it isn't going to have a huge impact.